Hazelnut: The Reus fish market is setting prices below cost in Spain

Published 2022년 9월 8일

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The farming organization, Unió de Pagesos (UP), has criticized the low reference prices set by the Reus fish market for hazelnuts and carob beans, arguing that they fail to cover production costs and have led to a significant increase in the cost of basic inputs such as plant protection products, fuel, and electricity. UP has warned that these prices conflict with the Food Chain Law and threatened to take action if the situation does not improve. The prices for hazelnuts and almonds at the Reus market range from €1.74 to €2/kg and €2.78 to €7.43/kg, respectively, while carob beans are priced between €1.48 and €1.55/kg.

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Unió de Pagesos (UP) denounces that the reference prices set by the Reus fish market (Baix Camp) for hazelnuts do not cover production costs and that in the case of carob beans, these are lower than those of last season . In this sense, the organization stresses that the drop in prices compared to the previous harvest has been met with an indiscriminate increase in the amount of basic inputs such as plant protection products, fuel or electricity. For this reason, UP warns that the prices offered collide with what is established by the Food Chain Law and, if the situation is not reversed, it does not rule out calling actions in the coming weeks. Last Monday, ...

Source: Agrodigital